Intro:

Postgame reaction after the New York Knicks defeated the Indiana Pacers 85-75 on Thursday (16 May).

Script:

SOUNDBITE (English): Frank Vogel, Indiana Pacers Coach:

"Well, we got to play better. Clearly, if you are not going to make your free throws, and turn the ball over 19 times, we are just a little out of sync offensively. That contributed to the turnovers. Free throws, it was just one of those nights. Every team in basketball has a night like this where you don't knock them down. To me, that's an encouraging thing, we make our free throws, different ball game."

SOUNDBITE (English): Mike Woodson, New York Knicks Coach:

"I was totally impressed, because we met the challenge. I think as a coach, you come into a game like this, and you want to see who is going to step up and make plays, and I thought we did that tonight we were the better team in terms of doing that. Now we have to go on the road, with our backs still against the wall and try to figure out game six, so we can flip this thing and bring it back home."

SOUNDBITE (English): Carmelo Anthony, New York Knicks Forward:

"Well, I think we played with a sense of urgency tonight knowing what was at stake, facing elimination here on our home court. We just wanted to go out there and get this win. We played like we really wanted it. I think this is probably the best game we played for 48 minutes throughout this whole series, ust from the effort standpoint, and tonight was one of those game we just had to will ourselves out there to win and we did that."